Archambault Boats is a French company which produces "character sailing yachts". They are located only a half an hour of travel from Paris, and around two hours near the Atlantic Ocean, at Chatellerault. [source: If not specified other wise, all pictures are from the official site] Bateaux Archambault route de Buxières BP 90035 86220 DANGE SAINT ROMAIN tel. (33) 05 49 86 40 67 fax. (33) 05 49 86 42 58 and you have the map down, where you may scroll and zoom how much you want … [Read more...]
Southerly of Northshore
We are moving again in England, with this very appreciated yacht building company. The Southerly brand has become internationally recognized as the market leader for variable draft cruising yachts. Innovative design, powerful sailing performance, superior build quality and luxurious accommodation are the characteristics of this British nine or ten models current range. The Southerly 110, a 2 cabin 10.82 m LOA with 3.57 m Beam and a Yanmar 29 HP as a main engine. The interior is … [Read more...]
Nautor’s Swan
After editing the post with Bavaria and Southerly yachts, a few days before, I have promoted the article a bit, and I received more or less indirectly some comments, like: "Nothing compares with a Swan or a Hallberg Rassy, they are expensive but you may throw any storm on them and have still a good day"[sic], in facing Bavaria yachts, considered in America "cheap Euro trash"[sic]. I don't comment a lot on this, there were opinions of Bavaria being actually good for the budget. I can't say that. … [Read more...]
Beneteau Sailing
This presentation may seem to be a repetition of an old one, but it's not quite so, because this article is more ample and it is based only on Beneteau, with its sailing yachts section's models. On my opinion at this very moment (doesn't matter at all that in some parts of the world is a deep winter), Beneteau is one of my favorite yacht builders of the moment. I hope I'm not upsetting you by saying same things again. First time I said them (and I'm not linking with that), I was on Blogger. The … [Read more...]
Alubat
After a small publishing holiday, we are back with a new French yacht builder, this time one of the most famous Aluminum yacht builders in the world, Alubat. The company was established in 1973, they have now two build yards, on over 20,000 square meters, at Fontenay Le Comte and the main yard at Chateau d’Olonne. With two lines of models, Ovni and Cigalle, and Alubat 58, a yacht a little different on it's own, they claim their uniqueness by eliminating the costs of altering any delivered … [Read more...]